Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Railroads Right of Action where the Injury is instantly Fatal, 385. The Death of a Human Being not a Cause of Action at Common Law, 385. - Statutes providing a Remedy for Relatives in Case of Death, 386. The Statutes limited to Injuries within the State, 389. Construction of Statutes and Election of Remedies, 390. - Averments in Pleading, 392. - Damages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.